Flower holder



Aprii 1 1924.

1,489,140 E. D. MINER FLOWER HOLDER Filed Nov. 5, 1923 INVENTOR EDA/ZINE BY M A TTORNE YS Patented Apr. 1, 1924,

means ELI-.TjkH DANIEL MINER, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

FLOWER HOLDER.

Application filed November 5, 1923. Serial No. 673,012

To all whom 2 2 may] GOHCGT'I'Z.

Be it known that I, ELTJAH D. MINER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and Improved Flower Holder, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to a flower-holding device having means to attach to a garment such as to a ladys waist or coat or to the lapel of a mans coat.

The general. object of my invention is to provide a flower-holding device of the indicated character so formed that the flower may be conveniently placed in the holder and will be efiectively held against accidental displacement.

The nature of the invention, its distinguishing features and advantages will clear- 1y appear as the description proceeds.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of practical examples of the invention.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of a flower holder embodying my invention showing the same with an attaching pin for securing the holder to a ladys waist or the like;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of my improved holder of the form shown in Fig ure 1;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing a securing button for attaching the device to the lapel of a mans coat at the button hole thereof;

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the flower holder in the form shown in Figure 3.

Referring at first more particularly to the form of the invention shown in' Figures 1 and 2, my improved device includes an openended tubular element 10 adapted to receive the stem or stems of a flower or flowers. The lower end of the receiver 10 has a stem engaging member 11 deflected laterally inward from the rear side or back so that with the stems in position the stem-engaging member 11 will not be noticeable. Said member 11 terminates in a toothed edge 12 to grip the stems of the flowers.

The upper end of the stem receiver 10 may have the edge beaded as at 13 for strength and to give a finished appearance.

I have shown in Figures 1 and 2 a safety pin 1 1 which may be brazed or otherwise permanently fastened to the receiver 10 at the back for fastening the holder to a ladys waist or other garment, a fragment of which is indicated at A.

In the form shown in Figures 3 and 41 the stem receiver 10 is tubular and open-ended as in the first-described construction and it has the deflected stem-engaging member 111 terminating in a toothed edge 112. The upper end 113 is shown flaring. In the form shown in Figures 3' and 4 a button 114: fast on the receiver 110 at the back is adapted to be engaged in a button hole of a coalt3 lapel conventionally shown in section at Ilc laving thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A. flower holder consisting of an approximately vertical open-ended tubular element adapted to receive the stem or stems of a flower or fioweraand a stem-engaging member at the lower end of said element deflected laterally inward and toothed to grip the stems to prevent accidental displacement thereof.

2. A flower holder consisting of an approximately vertical open-ended tubular element adapted to receive the stem or stems of a flower or flowers and a stem-engaging member at the lower end of said element deflected laterally inward and toothed to grip the stems to prevent accidental displacement thereof; together with means to attach the device to a garment.

ELIJAH DANIEL MINER. 

